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...Things are likely to get worse for India's Communists before they get better. Their defeats stem in part from a record of poor governance in the states where they draw most of their support; in West Bengal, a move by the ruling Communists to take land from peasants for private industrial projects led to a voter backlash in May's elections. Party insiders expect the outcome of state assembly elections in 2011 will end their already thin grip on power, and a growing schism between CPI-M politicians pushing for capitalist reforms and the more orthodox intellectual elite...
Iraq's economic woes stem mainly from the huge drop in the price of oil, which accounts for 90% of the country's revenues. Last summer the price of oil soared to nearly $150 a barrel. Now the price is roughly a third of that, leaving Iraq struggling to fend off a financial collapse within its government. Iraq has an estimated $30 billion in surplus funds generated from oil sales in years past, but that money is dwindling. Iraq expects to run a deficit this year of roughly $20 billion, which could be covered by the surplus funds...
With a vegetable peeler or paring knife, trim the dark outer layer of the artichoke stem. Dip the artichoke in the lemon water as you go to prevent it from darkening. Cut the artichoke in half through the stem...
Officials said this morning that they did not know whether Copney was dealing drugs on campus; his connection to Harvard seems to stem from his New York residence. Copney has a long-time girlfriend who is a Harvard senior and he has visited her repeatedly over the past few years, officials said...
...Officials said this morning that they did not know whether Copney was dealing drugs on campus; his connection to Harvard appears to stem from his relationship with a long-time girlfriend—a Harvard senior he has visited frequently over the past two years, said Copney’s defense attorney J. W. Carney...